Expertise
Ascension Wisconsin Health Center Mount Pleasant
Type
Healthcare
Size
74,268 SF
Architect
Eppstein Uhen Architects
Location
Mount Pleasant, WI
A Purpose-Built Ambulatory Surgery Center
GOALS
Healthcare providers are expanding ambulatory services to improve patient access while reducing unnecessary hospital utilization. Doing so requires facilities that support efficient workflows, coordinated care, and the specialized infrastructure needed for advanced outpatient procedures.
Ascension sought to create a destination where patients could move seamlessly between clinic visits, diagnostic testing, rehabilitation, and surgery without navigating multiple locations. The facility also needed to accommodate sophisticated imaging technologies, highly technical surgical environments, and support spaces designed to maximize operational efficiency for clinical teams.
SOLUTIONS
Riley partnered with Ascension and the project team to construct a 74,268 SF outpatient facility intentionally designed around the patient journey and clinical operations. The first floor consolidates primary outpatient services including urgent care, clinics, physical therapy and rehabilitation, laboratory services, and advanced diagnostic imaging. This created convenient access to multiple services in one location.
Rehabilitation spaces include a dedicated exercise gym and aquatic therapy pool that support recovery beyond surgery. The second floor houses a comprehensive ambulatory surgery center with six operating rooms and four GI procedure rooms. It is supported by prep and recovery spaces, PACU, administrative offices, and dedicated building systems that promote efficient patient flow while supporting the needs of physicians and care teams.
Throughout construction, close coordination with Ascension stakeholders ensured the technical requirements of a modern healthcare environment were successfully integrated while maintaining the quality, precision, and reliability essential for clinical spaces.
RESULTS
The completed facility provides Ascension with a modern outpatient destination that reflects the evolving future of healthcare delivery.
By consolidating clinical, diagnostic, rehabilitation, and surgical services into a single location, the facility improves convenience for patients while supporting more coordinated care and efficient operations. The purpose-built ambulatory surgery center expands outpatient surgical capacity, helping position Ascension to meet growing demand as more procedures continue to migrate from inpatient hospitals to lower-cost, patient-centered settings.
The result is a healthcare environment designed not only to meet today’s needs but to support the continued evolution of ambulatory care.











